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09-19-2009, 11:23 PM
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Unfortunately no. Just years of experience. I'm 21 and started working right out of high school. I've been doing PC Support, A/V systems, and network related tasks since before 2003... My last job I worked for 2 years until I was laid off due to massive downsizing and pay cuts.
09-27-2009, 02:09 PM
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Good luck man, I currently have a job in IT, but pay sucks pretty bad and I even have my BS. I've been looking around for something new, but the pay just isn't there. For example, saw an ad the other day asking for a BS degree, certs, 8+ years experience, yada yada yada, then starting you off at something obscene like $15/hour with "room to grow". Yeah right!
09-28-2009, 02:33 AM
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Good luck man, I currently have a job in IT, but pay sucks pretty bad and I even have my BS. I've been looking around for something new, but the pay just isn't there. For example, saw an ad the other day asking for a BS degree, certs, 8+ years experience, yada yada yada, then starting you off at something obscene like $15/hour with "room to grow". Yeah right!
Yeah, quite a few. Working on my own swap now...slowly...
09-28-2009, 12:51 PM
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Good luck man, I currently have a job in IT, but pay sucks pretty bad and I even have my BS. I've been looking around for something new, but the pay just isn't there. For example, saw an ad the other day asking for a BS degree, certs, 8+ years experience, yada yada yada, then starting you off at something obscene like $15/hour with "room to grow". Yeah right!
09-28-2009, 01:56 PM
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What certs do you have, I am in the military and was planning on getting out. I have a current ccna, mcsa, net+ and A+ with 7+ years of experience in satellite controlling and communications operations, networking design, network admin, and recently got into telephony, to top it a TS clearance. Is the IT field really that competitive? Are IT jobs really that hard to find? Not to steal your post I was just curious, I was really confident in my field. Right now I am making salary and don't have much to complain about, but being a civilian was sounding really good. Any advice? Is staying in really the smart thing to do right now?
You have the floor. BTW, are you a mechanic or is just a side job thing? 
09-30-2009, 02:32 PM
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What certs do you have, I am in the military and was planning on getting out. I have a current ccna, mcsa, net+ and A+ with 7+ years of experience in satellite controlling and communications operations, networking design, network admin, and recently got into telephony, to top it a TS clearance. Is the IT field really that competitive? Are IT jobs really that hard to find? Not to steal your post I was just curious, I was really confident in my field. Right now I am making salary and don't have much to complain about, but being a civilian was sounding really good. Any advice? Is staying in really the smart thing to do right now?